Cane toy.



T. T. KEENAN.

CANE .TOY.

APPLIUATION FILED APR.'8, 1914.

1,123,5%9 Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

I Jeaww $313k I A THOMAS T. KEENAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

(ZANE TOY.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5 1915.

Application filed April 8, 1914. Serial No. 830,516.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS T. KEENAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cane Toys, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and amusing cane toy, and has for itsobject to provide a device of this character which will be useful aswell as amusing to the owner, and the same can be utilized as anordinary cane when not being used as a toy.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which can be used for playing an entertaining game, which maybe played by one or more persons.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describeits construction in detail, referring by numeral to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1, is aside elevation of a cane toy made in accordance with my improvement,when being utilized as the ordinary cane. Fig. 2, is an enlargedvertical section of the upper end thereof; and Fig. 3, is a similar viewof a slightly modified form of my in vention also illustrating the capremoved and the ball or marble in place ready for use.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied 2 represents the body ofthe cane preferably of wood having a ferrule or tip 3 on one end andprovided at its other end with a threaded collar 4 in which is mountedthe externally threaded end of the tube 5, said tube having a hole 6therein to prevent the trapping of air between the lower closed end ofsaid tube and the plunger. Within the tube is preferably mounted theplunger 7 which is normally forced upward or outward by the helicalspring 8, one end of which rests against the body 2 of the cane, whilethe opposite end coacts with the inner end of the plunger. The outer endof the plunger 7 is provided with an extension or hammer 9, which is ofsmaller diameter than the plunger proper. The upper end of the tube 5 isalso externally threaded and on this is mounted the head 10 comprising aneck 11 having a straight central bore 12 into which projects an annularflange 13 and a flaring or funnel 14. The upper edge of the flaring orfunnel is exteriorly threaded as at 15, on which is adapted to bemounted the cap or cover 16 when the device is to be used as an ordinarycane, the plunger 7 being normally forced outward by the helical spring8, the flange 13 will act as a stop to limit the outward movement of theplunger when the shoulder formed by the different sized circumferencesof the plunger 7 and the extension 9 comes into contact with saidflange.

l/Vhen the device is to be used as a toy the cap or cover 16 is removed,and a marble or ball 17 inserted in the funnel which will drop down andrest upon the extension 9 of the plunger.

By taking hold of the tube portion 5 of the cane the same may be given aquick upward movement which will cause the plunger to be forced inwardagainst the action of the helical spring 8, and after reaching its fullinward movement will be quickly forced outward by said spring, and thisaction with the continued upward action of the hand will cause themarble or ball to be shot out of the funnel with great speed and theplayer must then endeavor to catch the marble or ball in the funnel,which requires considerable accuracy and skill, thus producing anamusing entertainment. A number of persons may also play with the canesseparately from one another, each player throwing it to another, andeach of the other endeavoring to catch the marble when thrown towardthem.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a slightly modified form of my invention in whichthe tube 5 is moved with a longitudinal slot 18, while the plunger 7carries a small knob 19 which slides in said slot, and when soconstructed the player using the device must pull the plunger back, bytaking hold of the knob 19, and when said knob is freed the helicalspring 8 will force the plunger 7 outward and shoot the ball 17 from thefunnel.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits ofthe appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anduseful, is-

1. A cane toy comprising a body, a tube carried by the upper endthereof, a head mounted on the upper end of said tube, said head beingprovided with a flaring mouth or funnel, a cap adapted to be mountedupon the outer end of said flaring mouth, and a spring actuated plungermounted within the tube.

2. A cane toy comprising a body, a tube carried by the upper endthereof, a head mounted on the upper end of said tube, said head beingprovided with a flaring mouth or funnel, a cap adapted to be mountedupon the outer end of said flaring mouth, a plunger mounted within saidtube, an extension or hammer projecting therefrom, and a spring fornormally forcing said plunger outward.

3 A cane toy comprising a body, a tube carried by the upper end thereof,a head mounted on the upper end of said tube. said head being providedwith a flaring mouth or funnel, a cap adapted to be mounted upon theouter end of said flaring mouth, a

plunger mounted within said tube, an extension or hammer rojectingtherefrom, a spring for normallv forcing said plunger outward, and meansfor limiting the out Ward movement of said plunger.

end, a spring for normally forcing said plunger outward, a knob carriedby the plunger projecting through the slot, a head provided with afunnel carried by the upper end of the cane, and a cap adapted to bemounted u: on the outer end of the funnel.

6. In a device of the character stated a cane having a hollow upper end,a spring actuated plunger mounted therein, means for drawing saidplungerback orinward, and a funnel adapted to receive a cap carried bythe upper end of the cane.

7. As a new article of manufacture a cane having a hollow upner end anda funnel shaped mouth, a spring actuated plunger Within the hollow upperend and a cap adapted to close the mouth of the funnel.

8. In a device of the character stated a body provided with a top at oneend and having a threaded collar mounted on the opposite end, a tubehaving a hole therein mounted in the collar, a plunger mounted in saidtube, an extension of different diameter projecting from said plunger, aspring mounted between the upper end of the cane body and the lower endof the plunger for normally forcing the latter outward, a headcomprising a neck and funnel mounted in the tube, an inwardly projectingflange formed with the neck and acting as a stop to limit the outwardmovement of the plunger and a cap for normally closing the outer end ofthe funnel.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto afiixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS T. KEENAN.

Witnesses:

ill. Tomas, M. E. HAMER.

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Washington, D. C.

